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TIFERES YISROEL director of Darchei Noam Montessori in
ACNONINVECRESRATRYby Lev Avraham Rosenstock Pikesville, and is currently working on her
ongregation Tiferes Yisroel Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins University. This
invites the entire community to Margolese family is a prime example of
join us in celebration of our 31st the blessings bestowed by Hashem when
Anniversary Concert, featuring priorities are squarely in place. We are
Eitan Katz. This year we will proud to honor Binny and Brocha as one
of this year’s outstanding contributors to
Chonor longtime shul members the shul.
continued to serve on the banquet com-
mittees for many years, organizing phone- Spend enough time at Tiferes Yisroel,
a-thons to raise money and working on and you will invariably encounter a per-
the ad journals. We wish Esther and son of intense and dynamic energy and
Stuart a hearty mazel tov and yasher charisma, a person whose words and
koach for all they have done, and contin- deeds leave an indelible impression. You
ue to do, for Tiferes Yisroel and the might see him leading a line of children
while dancing on Simchas Torah, or
Stuart and Esther Macklin, who Baltimore Jewish community. engaged with his peers in a lively discus-
sion on the finer points of chasidic dis-
will celebrate their 50th wedding Mordecai Zev and Esther Nechama course. Whether it pertains to living,
learning, loving, or serving, this person
anniversary in September, and have been Margolese, a”h, moved to Baltimore from brings zest and vigor to all that he does.
This person’s name is Rabbi Moshe
prominent TY members for 30 years. The Long Island in 1987 in search of reason- Margolese. Moshe or “Mo,” as he is fondly
called, first worked for the Weinberg
Jewish Leadership Award will be present- ably priced housing and a robust Jewish Academy, starting out as a key player in
their GIFT program, and later managing
ed to Mordecai Zev Margolese, Binny and community. Esther Nechama established the TA Resource Room. He moved on
from there to become head of everything
Brocha Margolese, and Mo and Shaina a playgroup for children, and it was there and chief bottle washer at Yeshivat Lev
Shlomo, followed by a stint as head coun-
Margolese for their many years of unpar- that the couple met Rabbi and Rebbetzin selor of the teen division at Camp
Shoresh, and finally settled in as dean and
alleled commitment and dedicated serv- Goldberger, with daughter Esther acting principal of Ohr Chadash, one of
Baltimore’s most innovative Jewish day
ice to the Baltimore Jewish community. as the “shadchan” through her atten- schools. Shaina, with a year of seminary
under her belt and a UMBC degree in
The concert will be on March 19, 2017, at dance at the playgroup. The two couples health administration, has been busy as
well. She currently teaches in the pre-
the Greengate Jewish Center (MMAE), became close, and the Margolese family school at TA. Mo and Shaina are proud to
be active and involved members of Tiferes
7000 Rockland Hills Drive, beginning at soon joined the shul, noting that their Yisroel. We are equally proud to honor
them and wish them tremendous nachas,
7:30 p.m. kids were playing there on Shabbos most brachos, and hatzlacha as they continue
on their magnificent life’s journey.◆
Esther Macklin was the first patient of the time anyway! Mordecai Zev worked
Baruch Hashem, due to the success of
advocate at Sinai Hospital, where she as the devoted facility manager at Bais
our 72K in 1 Day campaign on March 19,
worked diligently as the liaison between Yaakov for 17 years, a position that is now
the Eitan Katz Concert is “on the house,”
the patient, family, and doctors in both occupied by his son Binny. We wish
and ads in our keepsake journal for the
the trauma unit and the hospice pro- Mordecai Zev much continued success
honorees will be complementary
gram. While Esther was working in the and joy as he boldly steps into his next
for all who wish to submit them. For
ER at Sinai Hospital, Stuart was busy station in life, and we are proud to honor
remaining free tickets, visit
building a prolific career as an architect. him as a longtime member with an illus-
https://www.tiferesyisroel.org/event/31st-
In the early 1980s, Stuart was commis- trious narrative.
anniversaryconcert.html. To submit a com-
sioned by Bnei Akiva to convert their Look up the word “smile” in the dic-
plementary ad in a keepsake journal for
garage into a meeting room. Little did he tionary, and you will see a picture of one
our honorees, send to banquet@tiferesyis-
know then that a number of years later, of Tiferes Yisroel’s most delightful, ami-
roel.org.
he would be davening there with a new able, and disarming members, Binny

rabbi in town from Denver at a shul Margolese. Binny, along with his remark-

called Congregation Tiferes Yisroel. A few able wife Brocha and their six children,

short months later, Rabbi Goldberger adds a hip, savvy, and deliciously fun-lov-

hired Stuart to draw up the plans for his ing element to our shul family. Together,

new shul next door. Congregation Tiferes the two have forged an endearing alliance

Yisroel has been at that location since that has assisted them in reaping a har-

1994, and Stuart and Esther have been vest of physical and spiritual benefits.

proud members of the kehillah ever Binny currently works as the facility man-

since. Stuart and Esther quickly became ager at Bais Yaakov since his father’s

involved in shul affairs and served as co- retirement in 2015, and has volunteered

chairs for two early shul banquets. Stuart extensively with Chaverim. Brocha is the

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